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Sane words. It just sounded like Paul was insinuating a threat. It brought out my "bring it motherfucker." As for moving on.. I wish the best for ever...
October 25, 2015 at 01:27
Libel? What the fuck are you talking about? And no.. it's not far-fetched, Paul. How do you think password trafficking works? You don't sit there tryi...
October 25, 2015 at 00:33
I was objecting to the use of "empirical" to describe a real object. My point was that "empirical" is a property of justifications for accepting the t...
October 25, 2015 at 00:22
I think I can explore a number of the above answers with the same question: Imagine that we live in a time when we can't see the dark side of the moon...
October 25, 2015 at 00:17
A problem I've had is that I don't understand what their business plan is. Of the possibilities, the one that's criminal makes the most sense to me. H...
October 24, 2015 at 09:52
Gotta think.. will be back.
October 24, 2015 at 01:43
I was about to say I miss 180. How 'bout that? Hi everybody!
October 24, 2015 at 01:40
:D. Love it. This is a song I come back to every now and then. It's about how there are multiple words surrounding you at all times. I first heard it ...
October 24, 2015 at 01:24
But Thorongil, I know Santa wears a red suit. Santa is not real.
October 24, 2015 at 00:35
Would you say that empirical is a kind of justification? Statement X is true. The justification is empirical. Statement Y is true. This is justified b...
October 23, 2015 at 23:48
Or Tsar Alexander's Holy Alliance. Maybe there are different ways to think of origin.. the first appearance of the idea vs why they actually did it. R...
October 23, 2015 at 20:13
The League of Nations and the UN both came out of despair related to world war. Like: "Surely we aren't stupid enough to keep doing this to ourselves....
October 23, 2015 at 18:23
There's a PBS show called Art21 which presents various contemporary artists and their work. A lot of it is about artists creating environments.. like ...
October 23, 2015 at 18:09
Someone suggested earlier in the thread that there is nothing that could not be a subject of history. The list of possible subjects you presented in t...
October 23, 2015 at 17:56
Oh, I thought it was your page. Nevermind. :)
October 23, 2015 at 16:42
Tiff.. I was wondering... would it make sense to put a blurb on the facebook page that directs people to the old PF... just to explain what password t...
October 23, 2015 at 13:56
Well at least I mentioned a philosopher. That's got to be worth something.
October 23, 2015 at 01:31
In: Refugees  — view comment
Right. An immigrant can start out as either one. Some of these refugees have no intention of returning. ISIS destroyed their communities. So those peo...
October 23, 2015 at 00:46
Where money is involved, don't take any action personally and don't expect justice which doesn't involve a lawyer. Business is business.... I learned ...
October 23, 2015 at 00:39
In: Refugees  — view comment
Right. I realize they aren't migrant workers. It may be a matter of semantics. A fair number of Americans are descended from immigrants who were also ...
October 22, 2015 at 22:10
It's a question that accompanies the global warming issue. We don't have any means for planning much beyond a hundred years. We've just never had to d...
October 22, 2015 at 19:32
In: Refugees  — view comment
You mean they aren't migrant workers? I think "refugee" will be a type of "immigrant" unless some measure is taken to isolate them. Is the EU building...
October 22, 2015 at 18:56
There's folklore that Freud didn't really want to help people, but since he was Jewish, it was easier to become a doctor than a theorist. On the other...
October 22, 2015 at 18:39
That makes sense.
October 22, 2015 at 15:59
Speaking of which, would it be a problem to ban posters who have paid a fee? Would it be like incarcerating people even though they paid their taxes? ...
October 22, 2015 at 15:45
If jamalrob decides to continue this site, I don't think it would be acceptable for him to ever have to put out money for it.
October 22, 2015 at 14:59
Whether a physical law and the existence of X can rightly be called causes is an interesting question, but I think I understand what you're asking. Co...
October 21, 2015 at 21:51
If you have any hair, I know some voodoo people.
October 21, 2015 at 20:13
No. It's not nice to make fun of Miss Wyoming. It's not her fault she has trouble with English. She's not even from this planet.
October 21, 2015 at 20:08
Chart? Like with photos connected by pieces of yarn?
October 21, 2015 at 18:10
Beliefs are truth-apt. My belief is true IFF it is the fact of the matter. Could there be a world in which the statement "killing babies is moral" is ...
October 21, 2015 at 18:04
@"Hanover" I just mentioned and quoted Hanover. (L) And put a heart. Is there a function that counts how many times Hanover uses the word "me?" what d...
October 21, 2015 at 16:39
Splitter! I realize a diaspora from the old site isn't inevitable. It just seems likely to me... so this forum is an awesome idea. Although I pretty c...
October 21, 2015 at 15:47
In the years before the Romans destroyed Carthage, there were those who perceived that Rome was on the threshold of becoming a super power. One senato...
October 21, 2015 at 15:34